九年级下册英语阅读理解专项训练及答案(1)

一、中考英语阅读理解汇编

1．阅读理解

Most people are afraid of sharks, but they usually do not know very much about them. For

example, there are 350types of sharks, and all of them are meat esters. Some sharks are very big.

The whale shark is 50 to 60 foot long. But some sharks are very small. The dwarf（侏儒）shark is

only 6 inches（英寸）long. Sharks are 100 million years old. In fact, they lived at the same time

as dinosaurs. Today, sharks live in every ocean on the earth, but most sharks live in warm water.

They keep the oceans clean because they eat sick fish and animals. Most sharks have four to six

rows of teeth. When a shark's tooth falls out, another tooth moves in from behind. Sharks do not

have ears. However, they "hear" sounds and movements in the water. Any sound or movement

makes the water vibrate. This helps sharks find food. Sharks use their large eyes to find food, too.

Most sharks see best in low light. They often hunt for food at dawn （黄昏）, in the evening, or

in the middle of the night.

Scientists want to learn more about sharks for several reasons. For

example, cancer （癌症） is common in many animals, including people. However, it is rare （罕见的） in sharks.

Scientists want to find

out why sharks almost never get cancer. Maybe this

information can help people prevent cancer, too.

（1）According to the text, most sharks live______.

A. in very deep water B. in warm water

C. near the surface of the ocean D. in cold water

（2）Sharks keep the oceans clean because they______.

A. do well in cleaning water

B. eat sick fish and animals

C. can get cancer like human D. can produce a kind of chemical

（3）What does the underlined （ 划线的） word "vibrate" mean in Chinese?

A. 振动 B. 停止 C. 变清澈 D. 变浑浊

（4）According to the text, we know _____.

A. the whale shark is 50 to 60 feet long B. the dwarf shark is only 6 feet long

C. sharks and dinosaurs lived in different times D. sharks only use large eyes to find food

【答案】 （1）B

（2）B

（3）A

（4）A

【解析】【分析】主要讲了关于鲨鱼的一些介绍。

（1）细节题。根据but most sharks live in warm water.可知大部分鲨鱼生活在温水中，故选B。

（2）细节题。根据They keep the oceans clean because they eat sick fish and animals.可知它们保持海洋清洁，因为它们吃生病的鱼和动物。故选B。

（3）细节题。根据they "hear" sounds and movements in the water.可知它们听到水声和水的运动，声音和运动让水振动，故选A。

（4）细节题。根据The whale shark is 50 to 60 foot long.鲸鲨有50到60英尺长，故选A。 【点评】考查阅读理解，主要考查细节题，注意从文中仔细寻找答案。

2．阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

The world has a plastics problem. And not just with bottles. Straws （吸管）, toothbrushes,

toys—all kinds of plastics are placed in landfills. There are 5 billion tons of plastic waste in the

world. Landfills have a large part of it. By 2050, they could have 13 billion tons.

Much of plastic rubbish finds its way into the ocean. Scientists say 165 million tons of plastic

pieces are floating around out there. And most plastic won't disappear itself. It will remain in the

ocean forever. Whales get caught in plastic fishing nets. Birds die because of eating plastic straws

and bottle caps. It endangers ocean life. Plastic rubbish even ends up in the food we eat.

Governments

are realizing that recycling may not be enough. They are taking

more actions.

Though it

is hard work, it is still a solvable problem. In Britain, people are not allowed to use

plastic bags except in hospitals.

Scotland and several coastal

cities in the US stop people from

using plastic straws as well. The US alone throws away some 500 million plastic straws a day.

That's enough to circle the Earth twice. "Saying no to a plastic straw is an easy way to make a big

difference," Diana Lofflin who started said. "'Do we really want to pass on to

our children a world harmed by plastic?"

People have found some tasty ways to reduce waste. A company in India made the first-ever

spoon that people can eat. You don't have to eat the spoon. You can throw it away. It

decomposes （分解） in just a few days. David Edwards, a scientist at Harvard University,

designed an eatable bag which can protect the food or drink inside. It is a delicious replacement

for plastic ones.

（1）According to the writer, birds die because they ________.

A. eat bottle caps and straws B. get caught in fishing nets

C. feed on ocean animals D. have the spoons in India

（2）The underlined word "endangers" in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.